Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Food and Drugs Act, 1938. The following table shows the number and nature of the samples submitted to the Public Analyst:—
Article. | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Action taken. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arrowroot | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Aspirin Tablets | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Bacon | 3 | 3 | - | |
Baking Powder | 4 | 3 | 1 | Manulac-turer's explanation accepfccd |
Beans, baked | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Beer | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Bicarbonate of Soda | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Bisurated Magnesia Tablets | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Blackcurrant Pastilles | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Black Pudding | l | 1 | - | - |
Brawn | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Bread | 1 | 1 | - | |
Bronchial Tablets | l | 1 | - | - |
Butter | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Cake Mixture | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cheese | 2 | - | - | |
Chocolate Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Cocoa | 3 | - | - | |
Coffee Essence | 1 | l | - | - |
Condensed Milk | 1 | l | - | - |
Cordial, Lime flavoured | 1 | I | - | - |
Curry Powder | 1 | l | - | - |
Dates | 1 | l | - | - |
Dried Milk | 1 | I | - | - |
Dried Peaches | 1 | l | - | - |
Egg Substitute Powder | 2 | - | 2 | Informal samples |
Epsom Salts | 1 | l | - | - |
Fish Paste | 5 | 5 | - | - |
Flavouring Essence | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Flour, Bun | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Flour, self raising | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Fruit cake | 1 | l | - | - |
Gelatine | 1 | l | - | - |
Ginger Wine | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Glauber Salts | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Glycerine | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Gravy maker | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Iodine, Tinctus of | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Jam | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Koray Tablets | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Lard | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Margarine | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Meat Paste | 3 | 3 | - | |
Milk | 25 | 25 | - | - |
Carried forward | 95 | 93 | - |